This award recognises effective people-centred talent management across the employee lifecycle. Entrants are likely to be working towards a strategic workforce plan and talent pipeline that takes account of the organisation’s future workforce needs.

Successful entries will show how they have implemented new and diverse approaches to recruitment, development and retention in order to attract and build the capability required for the future. People’s needs will have been central to decisions on job design, resource planning and where technology can augment tasks. Submissions should demonstrate how they ensured that supportive measures and upskilling were embedded in their processes and culture, while presenting an authentic employer value proposition.

Entrants are encouraged to show evidence of how their workforce and talent management approach has improved the employee experience, met or exceeded business objectives, supported organisational agility and the impact it is having on meeting future skills requirements and business objectives.